There’s a season of life that doesn’t fit neatly into a caption.
You’re building a business.
You’re raising a child.
You’re planning a wedding, redefining friendships, evolving your identity—and somehow expected to do all of it gracefully, quietly, and without disruption.
This episode is none of that.
In this candid, #unplugged conversation, Laura Patricia Martin sits down with Stefanie Elsperman to talk about the real middle seasons of womanhood—the ones where life is loud, schedules are fluid, babies wake mid-recording, and the version of you that once worked… doesn’t anymore.
This isn’t about “having it all.”
It’s about learning how to hold it all—without abandoning yourself in the process.
Together, they explore what it means to be a modern entrepreneur woman navigating motherhood, partnership, friendship, and career evolution in real time. The beauty. The friction. The identity shifts no one warns you about—but every woman eventually faces.
This episode is honest, human, and deeply familiar for any woman who’s building something meaningful while living a full life.
Not polished.
Not performative.
But deeply true.
If you’re in a season where your life feels layered, stretched, and sacred all at once—this conversation will feel like exhaling.
What we unpack in this episode:
•The realities of working while mothering—and why integration matters more than balance• How motherhood reshapes your identity, priorities, and pace
• Navigating life transitions without rushing yourself out of them
• Wedding planning as a mirror for personal growth and self-trust
• The evolution of friendships as you enter new seasons of womanhood
• Letting your career change as you change
• Why savoring each phase matters more than “getting back to normal”
• The unseen emotional labor women carry while building businesses and families
• Giving yourself permission to be in-between versions of yourself
• What it actually looks like to honor your life as it is right now
This episode isn’t a lesson.
It’s a reflection.
A reminder that you’re not behind—you’re becoming.
And that the season you’re in isn’t a detour…
it’s part of the design.
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